Scotland's newest dental school was officially opened recently by First Minister Alex Salmond and Public Health Minister Shona Robison. The £17.7 million Aberdeen Dental School, which has been treating NHS patients since June, will produce 20 fully-qualified dentists every year and will increase the number of people entering the profession in Scotland.
The project was jointly funded by the Scottish Government and NHS Grampian, and facilities include clinical areas supporting student learning in integrated oral care, restorative dentistry, paediatric dentistry, dental accident and emergency, oral surgery, oral medicine and orthodontics. There are also units for sedation, special care dentistry and dental imaging, consultant services in restorative dentistry and orthodontics, dental and student laboratories, a clinical skills facility, decontamination suite and IT centre.
Mr Salmond said, 'Aberdeen Dental School will deliver a significant increase in the number of NHS dentists, and our incentives will help ensure that they stay here and continue to practise in areas such as the North East, where there is most need.'
